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The Weekly of Business Aviation, August 19, 2019

VOL. 104 NO. 33 August 19, 2019
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Industry Data

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A Good Half-Year For Business Jet Deliveries

Aug 15, 2019
Manufacturers of general aviation aircraft are having a mixed year, with increases in deliveries of business jets and piston-engine aircraft being offset by declines in turboprops and helicopters.

Programs

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FAA’s Fuel-Tank Exemption Removes Hurdle To Longitude Certification

Aug 13, 2019
The FAA has granted Textron Aviation permanent relief from fuel-tank requirements that have delayed certification of the Cessna Citation Longitude business jet.
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New Pilatus PC-12 Version Could See Upgraded Engine, Propeller

Aug 13, 2019
Is a new version of the Pilatus PC-12 single-engine turboprop in the works? It appears so.
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France Joins Europe’s Iris Satellite Data Link Program

Aug 14, 2019
French air navigation service provider (ANSP) DSNA has joined a consortium of European ANSPs participating in the Iris satellite-based data link program, Inmarsat announced Aug. 14.
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Ehang To Pilot Urban Air Mobility In Guangzhou

Aug 06, 2019
Autonomous aircraft developer Ehang has selected its home city of Guangzhou, China, as its first pilot market for unmanned air mobility (UAM).
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Production Of A Refreshed Dornier 328 Turboprop To Restart In Germany

Aug 15, 2019
Production of the Dornier 328 turboprop regional airliner looks set to be restarted in Germany.

Intelligence

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Intelligence: Tencam P2012 Wins FAA Certification

Aug 17, 2019
The U.S. FAA has awarded a type certificate to the Tencam P2012 Traveller under Part 23 of the Federal Aviation Regulations.

Drones

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Kansas Team Receives FAA Waiver For Drone Flights

Aug 15, 2019
The U.S. FAA has granted a team headed by the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) a waiver to fly small drones beyond the visual line of sight (BVLOS) of an operator using an onboard detect and avoid system.
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Industry Urges FAA To Focus On Large Drones

Aug 17, 2019
The Commercial Drone Alliance is calling on the FAA and the White House to speed the development of regulations allowing the commercial use of large unmanned aircraft systems.

Operations

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Skyguide Activates Drone Airspace Management System

Aug 06, 2019
Participating Unmanned Aircraft Systems Service Providers connect to the flight information management system data exchange via open interfaces to provide the services drone operators need to meet regulatory and operational requirements.

Business

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Could Textron Become A Purer A&D Company, Or Be Sold?

Aug 13, 2019
As a multi-industrial manufacturer, Textron sells many transportation vehicles, from military helicopters to UAVs and even snowmobiles and recreational four-wheelers.

Avionics

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AEA Reports Q2 Avionics Sales Of $1.5 Billion

Aug 16, 2019
The Aircraft Electronics Association’s Second Quarter 2019 Avionics Market Report released Aug. 12 reported sales in the first half of 2019 in the amount of $1.5 billion, representing a 4.1% increase in total sales compared with 2018.

Regulatory

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Europe Predicts 70% Of Its Aircraft Will Meet ADS-B Deadline

Aug 12, 2019
Monitoring data indicates that 70%-75% of European Union (EU)-registered large aircraft will comply with Europe’s automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) Out equipage deadline of June 2020, according to the agency charged with coordinating the effort.

Suppliers

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Wesco Aircraft To Be Bought, Merged Into Pattonair For $2B

Aug 09, 2019
The end is near for Wesco Aircraft’s turnaround plan as the aerospace fasteners and machined parts provider announced Aug. 9 it has struck a deal to be acquired by new private equity investors for almost $2 billion.

Technology

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FAA Seeks ‘Designees’ To Administer Drone Test

Aug 16, 2019
The FAA is seeking information from third parties that are interested in administering a new aeronautical knowledge test that recreational drone flyers will be required to pass.

Calendar

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Upcoming Events

Aug 16, 2019
Aug. 22—Pitot-Static & Transponder Testing and Inspection with ADS-B Implementation, Lee’s Summit, Missouri, https://www.aea.net